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I bought a red balloon today It was round and shiny and bright I smiled as it gently swayed All bouncy and floaty and light I don't know why it made me happy Tied to a piece of string I suppose when we all feel ****** It helps us cope with things It dazzled like a beacon up high On this day so dark and grey But it brought smiles to passers by Something to brighten up their day But then I looked at this balloon As it glowed above my head Its beauty and life will deflate soon So I let it go instead Fly little red balloon.....
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Apr 28, 2016
Apr 28, 2016 at 4:10 PM UTC
Red Balloon
I bought a red balloon today It was round and shiny and bright I smiled as it gently swayed All bouncy and floaty and light I don't know why it made me happy Tied to a piece of string I suppose when we all feel ****** It helps us cope with things It dazzled like a beacon up high On this day so dark and grey But it brought smiles to passers by Something to brighten up their day But then I looked at this balloon As it glowed above my head Its beauty and life will deflate soon So I let it go instead Fly little red balloon.....
It is about childhood and how simple things bring pleasure and smiles. Then as an adult we become sceptical and the reality that nothing lasts forever kicks in... so I want to remember things (people) as new and not broken and destroyed. So in some ways we are all that red balloon.
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Apr 28, 2016
Apr 28, 2016 at 4:10 PM UTC
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